Nineteen Minutes. #3.

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult is an amazing book. It reminds me a lot of the school shooting in an episode of One Tree Hill. Jimmy Edwards, like Peter Houghton in Nineteen Minutes, was bullied in school and treated poorly. As of right now, those were Peter's only motives for doing the school shooting. I am excited to find out more about his true motives as the book goes on. I personally think there was more to Peter's choice to bring a gun. Perahps he was feeling stressed about something or had some hidden feelings about something or someone at school. I can't wait for the trial because I think there will be some surprises and many intriguing things revealed. I am also excited to continue reading because I would love to find out the reason for Peter writing "Let Live" under the picture in the school yearbook, and his reason for "saving" Josie. I am about 200 pages into this story, and I love the way the author writes. Jodi Picoult changes tenses alot to make certain events more clear to the reader. For example, we learn new information about Peter's relationship with his older brother, Joey, who died as a result of a drunk driving incident. When explaining this event, Jodi Picoult changes time periods which makes it alot more clear to the reader. It helped me a lot because it made me feel like I was there and truely understand the feelings Joey was feeling. Overall, I think this story is very unique and keeps the reader hooked. It is a true page turner, and I can't put the book down.

Nineteen Minutes.

So far, this book is absolutely amazing. I love Jodi Picoult's style of writing and the creativity demonstrated throughout all of her novels. The intro paragraph made me want to read more. I love the way Jodi Picoult used many different events that would affect many different types of people to prove the point that a lot can take place in nineteen minutes. This paragraph reveals to the reader something important takes place in nineteen minutes and makes them want to find out what happens in that time period. As the story continues, the reader discovers a school shooting takes place. Peter Houghton is the one who is guilty. He is charged with 10 accounts of murder and 13 acccounts of attempted murder. Josie is another character whom the reader meets in the first part of this book. She was with her boyfriend in the locker room when he was shot and killed by Peter, her childhood friend. After the shooting, Josie claims not to remember what has taken place after the death of her boyfriend. Personally, I think she is only saying that to help Peter, her longtime friend. The case becomes more interesting when the reader discovers the judge of the case will be Josie's mom. This makes the case a little tricky because Josie's mom is friends with Peter's mom, Lacy. I believe as the book goes on, there will be some desicions made to please friends, not to please the law. I am excited to continue reading and see if Josie testifies and if that event creates drama with her mom, the judge.

This Quarter.

This quarter I chose to read the book Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. The reason I chose this specific book is that it has been recommended to me on many occasions and by many different individuals. Also, every other one of the books I have read by Jodi Picoult have been highly enjoyable. I still consider My Sister's Keeper one of my all time favorite books.  I heard Nineteen Minutes is captivating and amazing. I am looking forward to reading it, and discussing the story with my friends who have already read this book. Another reason is the topic of this book seems extremely intriguing. It is unique and unlike anything I've ever read. A school shooting is interesting to me because it isn't completely unrealistic. It could happen to any student at any time. Because of that fact, I think many students have enjoyed reading this different novel and experiencing the emotions of what it would be like to be involved in a school shooting. Jodi Picoult is one of the few authors I know of that writes about sad events and moves the reader to tears. I am looking forward to see how well the talented author conveys emotion in this novel. Hopefully, Nineteen Minutes will not let me down and be just as great as the others I have previously read!